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Hosted by British Council · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 45 episodes
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Our World, Connected is a brand-new podcast from the British Council, placing you at the heart of the biggest global conversations about culture, connection, and empowerment. Join host Christine Wilson, Director of British Council Research and Insight, and a diverse lineup of world-renowned experts and thinkers as they examine the most pressing issues of our time - and uncover the human stories behind them.We’ll explore the transformative power of arts, culture, language, and education amidst global challenges like peacebuilding, sustainable development, climate change, and the growth of AI.
British Council hosts Our World, Connected, a society show with 45 episodes published.
What can football teach us about connection, community and diplomacy in an interconnected world? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff about football’s role
What can football teach us about connection, community and diplomacy in an interconnected world? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff about football’s role
What skills will young people need to thrive in a greener, more inclusive digital future? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with William Mutero, Director of the Center for Inclusive Di
What does it really mean to reset a relationship between nations? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson is joined by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Erasmus Smith’s Professor of Modern History at Trinit
What does it really mean for a city to be a “city of culture”? And what role can culture play in shaping more peaceful and connected societies? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with S
What can cultural relations organisations be doing now, and in the future, to support people in the midst of the conflict in the Middle East? In this special mini-episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson sp
What does diplomacy look like in an era defined by conflict, mistrust and geopolitical rivalry? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson speaks with Laurie Bristow, former UK Ambassador to Afghanist
Does multilateralism still matter - and what would change if global cooperation were built for today’s world, not yesterday’s? Marking the 80th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly, this episode of Our Worl
What does radical inclusion really look like – and what would change if dignity, access and belonging were built into our systems from the start? Marking the UN’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this epis
How can higher education remain resilient in an age of uncertainty? Universities everywhere are under pressure, from political interference and funding cuts, to rapid technological change and shifting public expectations
How can culture and creativity be powerful tools for connection, diplomacy, and intercultural dialogue? In this episode of Our World, Connected, we explore how art and cultural exchange can drive global cooperation, insp
What does cultural heritage have to do with climate change, and how can creativity help communities respond to a crisis that threatens both land and legacy? In the opening episode of Season 3, host Christine Wilson explo
We’re back! Join us over the coming 12 episodes, where we’ll be continuing our global conversations about culture, education and language, asking how creativity, learning, and international exchange can help us meet the
What role can education play in times of war, displacement, and uncertainty? And how can schools and universities provide not just learning, but hope, courage, and resilience for communities in crisis? In this bonus epis
What does it mean to tell stories through the spaces we live in? And how can architecture be a source of memory and repair? In this bonus episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson revisits a powerful convers
How is technology shaping the way we live, learn, and connect? And what does that mean for young people growing up in a digital-first world? In this bonus episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson revisits a
How do we really listen — to each other, and to the world around us? In this final episode of season two, host Christine Wilson explores the practice of deep listening — a powerful communication method rooted in empathy,
What does the future hold for the English language? And how is technology transforming the way we speak, write and connect across borders? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson explores how digit
When girls are educated, communities thrive – but how do we make that a global reality in the digital age? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson explores the urgent issue of girls’ education in a
Can art be a tool for repair? And what happens when exhibitions themselves move across borders? In this episode of Our World, Connected, host Christine Wilson dives into the relationship between art, architecture, and pl
Nomonde Mashabane
British Council
1 appearance on this show
William Mutero
Carnegie Mellon University Africa
1 appearance on this show
Jane Ohlmeyer
Trinity College Dublin
1 appearance on this show
Zahid Mahmood
British Council
1 appearance on this show
Laurie Bristow
United Kingdom
1 appearance on this show
Jane Kinninmont
Unit...
1 appearance on this show
Nada Ehab
British Council
1 appearance on this show
Michael Ignatieff
Central European University
1 appearance on this show
Antonio Patriota
Brazil
1 appearance on this show
‘Funmi Olonisakin
King’s College London
1 appearance on this show
Kabage Karanja
Cave_bureau
1 appearance on this show
Beeban Kidron
5Rights Foundation
1 appearance on this show
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